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Valero (26003), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 92855 |
| State Police # | 06-07713 |
| Accident Date | 2006-12-27 |
| Report Date | 2007-01-04 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 0 h 50 m | Coker unit | NO | YES | NO | 2,280.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Other
Process safety valve associated with the wet gas compressor in the Coker Unit lifted and diverted gas to the refinery flare system Reason that process safety valve lifted is Under Investigation.
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
SO2 released from flares and dispersed. Emissions were minimized by first isolating the PSV and then resealing it.
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